governor shapiro saying that he did hear or they did. they did say that they have heard from kash patel, who's the head of the fbi. he described him as a it was a kind and courteous call. and that kash patel promised all the resources that they were going to need to get through this. but from a human level, you saw a very emotional governor, josh shapiro there, whose family was under attack in the middle of the night during a jewish holiday. we don't know the motive at this moment, but they certainly left it open to find out more about what caused this person in custody to to why they think he may have done what he did. i do want to bring back in danny freeman, who's in philadelphia, who's been following this story for us today, and then andy mccabe, the former deputy director of the fbi. andy, i want to start first with you. we did get a fair amount of information, chief among it, that they have this individual in custody. but first, just what stuck out to you in what was a very, very scary and potentially deadly situation? >> sure. so

governor shapiro, who is jewish, shared photos of his passover seder earlier that evening. last year, shapiro was on the short list of potential running mates for vice president kamala harris. pennsylvania state police are offering a $10,000 reward for more information about this incident. the governor will be holding a news conference any minute now. we will bring that to you live when it happens. let's go now to democratic delegate stacey plaskett, representing the us virgin islands in the house of representatives. thanks for joining us. delegate. we have a lot to get to. i want your take on tariffs, as we are just hours from the opening of global stock markets. but first, can you give us your reaction to the news unfolding this afternoon and arson at the home of pennsylvania's democratic governor, at a time when political tensions in this country are really running very high? >> well. >> of course. >> first, i'm. >> so grateful that. >> governor shapiro. >> and his family were able to get out safely. and all of our prayers. all americans are wishing for him and his famil

proudly, everybody knew where shapiro lived and does live. now in harrisburg, everybody knows where the governor's mansion is. that raises big questions about why this person, you know, went to the home, what the motive was. and frankly, i think it has been there's been a strong response from the government so far. you know, we have heard from authorities on this. they seem to be taking it very seriously because everybody is wondering if this was religiously motivated. >> right. and even knowing that he's spoken with kash patel, of course, the head of the fbi who promised resources and to do what he could. all right. brian stelter, thank you so much. we really appreciate it. we'll be right back. >> feeling anxious? >> i don't know what's going on. >> don't worry. >> put your. >> feet up. don't panic. >> we can help you cope. >> it's called disassociation. it's all. >> on fire. >> did you. >> not find that comforting? >> have i got news for you? saturday at nine on cnn. >> did they just hop from a baseball game to a show on max without leaving

and the attack on democratic governor josh shapiro's residence overnight. we know shapiro and his family, which includes four children, were woken up by police around 2 a.m. and evacuated after their home there was set on fire. amazingly, no one was injured. shapiro, getting emotional in a press conference that wrapped just a few moments ago, saying this was a targeted attack. >> lori and i are. lori and i are overwhelmed by the prayers. and the messages of support that we've received from all across pennsylvania and all across the united states. but we do know that this attack was targeted. we don't know the person's specific motive yet, but we do know a few truths. first, this type of violence is not okay. >> just hours earlier, governor shapiro had posted this photo because he'd celebrated the first night of passover with his family and others there at the governor's residence. cnn danny freeman is live for us tonight with more on this story. danny, we are expecting to get more information very shortly when these charges are officially filed. walk us thr

governor shapiro will also speak at that press conference. and, of course, we will monitor that and bring it to you live once it begins. the center for disease control and prevention is denying to offer any assistance toward the unsafe lead levels discovered at milwaukee's public schools. the federal agency cited the mass firings across its. organization and told city officials, quote, i sincerely regret to inform you that due to the complete loss of our lead program, we will be unable to support you with this request. joining me now is milwaukee's health commissioner, mike totoraitis. mike, really appreciate your time. you coming on to tell us more about this? what more do you know about the cdc's response and that assistance that you were denied? >> it really was heart wrenching to. >> receive that email. and even as. >> you. >> were reading that quote. it got chills through my body thinking about that moment when i received the email from the cdc. >> denying our request. >> this has been an ongoing issue in our city. >> since january, when

let's also talk for a moment about governor shapiro.ere just having a conversation about what had happened at the pennsylvania governor's mansion when a man set fire to it. he actually got away, but then he went and himself in and said, this is what i did. you, of course, also a public servant, a fellow democratic governor. what went through your mind when you learned that someone had done this? >> yeah. i mean, it is obviously a horrifying thing to have happen and to think about someone, a colleague experiencing, i'm extremely grateful that he and his family are safe and that law enforcement were able to identify and apprehend the suspect as quickly as they did. i'm someone who has experienced death threats. i've had a mob of armed protesters outside of my house. but we cannot respond to political disagreements in this fashion with violence. we live in a democratic system where we settle these kind of differences with free and fair elections. we certainly shouldn't normalize this kind of political violence. and and it is horrifying. i'

this details into the alleged motive behind the arson attack targeting pennsylvania governor josh shapiro. authorities say the suspect called 911 less than an hour after fire bombing the governor's mention, identifying himself, what he did, and why he did it. >>> a chaotic scene at a shopping mall. a bear sprinting through the parking lot. some shoppers jumping out of the way. >>> for the first time since it was discovered 100 years ago, scientists recording images of a colossal squid. >>> and "time 100." the most influential people of 2025, from demi moore to williams to snoop dogg. and one name on the list we're especially proud of ch. >>> good evening, everyone, thank you so much for joining us on this busy wednesday night, i'm linsey davis, in for david. we begin with a federal judge blasting the trump administration, threatening a contempt investigation over what he called a willful disregard of his order to halt deportations to a notorious prison in el salvador. judge james boasberg is accusing the administration of a hurried removal operation. the planes landed in el salvador, even

allegedly while harboring hatred towards governor shapiro. asked by police what he would have done if the governor found him inside. balmer allegedly replied, i would have beaten him with his hammer in the oval office. president trump on the incident today. >> the attacker was not a fan of trump. i understand just from what i read and from what i've been told, the attacker basically wasn't a fan of anybody. he's probably just a whack job, and certainly a thing like that cannot be allowed to happen. >> just moments ago, balmer, seen here handcuffed and shackled at the waist, escorted by police on his way into a pennsylvania courtroom to face charges of attempted murder and terrorism. we just came from court. david balmer was denied bail. he told the judge he had no mental health problems. but investigators are ruling out nothing when it comes to motive. they're looking at financial and medical history, social media posts about politicians and whether governor shapiro's jewish faith played any role. david. >> what a horrific scene that was. aar

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we also know. >> that. >> shapiro has. been targeted. >> by anti-semitic hate. >> from across the political. >> spectrum, including some who even right now, are. effectively saying that. >> he had this. coming because he. >> is a supporter of israel. >> and so. >> we know that antisemitism writ large is on the rise. we know that anti-government extremism and political. violence is on. >> the rise. >> and we've. seen the. deadly consequences in communities around the country. >> and so. >> when the jewish community is watching one of the most prominent jewish elected officials in the. country be targeted on the first. >> night of. >> passover, seeing. these horrific. >> images of. >> the dining room where he. held his seder, where the haggadah was burned, and. >> so much. >> of where they had just marked this really critical jewish. holiday effectively up in. >> flames a few hours later. that has a real. >> visceral impact on the community. at a time when we're. feeling very real fear, even if we don't yet know the details

shapiro, change in wording.t changing titles of people were taking down websites without changing programs orientations or trainings, moving people around without getting at the underlying substance, that is a violation of federal law. it is going to take a lot of resources for the department of education and the department of justice, civil rights division, to look into what different schools are doing. i imagine the focus is probably more on the larger schools -- your columbias, your uclas, large state schools, michigan, what have you, then on florida institute of technology. there are whistleblower hotlines, so if you know that some local school is not abiding by federal law, you can call in and maybe they will investigate. but absolutely this is not just a semantic game, where as long as you get rid of the magic words dei, you are ok. no, it's more about getting rid of these noxious systems and structures. host: kevin is in maryland. hi, kevin. caller: how you doing? i just had a quick question. deia came ab

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shapiro with a hammer. balmer was captured later in the day and faces attempted murder, terrorism, and other charges. jarred hill, cbs news. >>> well, an earthquake rattled nerves across southern california. >> get out, get out, get out, get out! >> video captured a mom running with her son outside to safety. yesterday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake was centered in san diego county, and it was felt from mexico all the way up to los angeles. the quake was followed by several aftershocks. the woman said she ran outside because she thought the roof of her house was coming down. >> we have a large beam that runs through the center of our house, and i heard a cracking noise. and so my first instinct was to get out because i didn't want to be underneath that beam. >> to be able to feel something like that nature and that power is terrifying. >> now, some people praised california's early warning system and said they received phone alerts before they felt shaking. the good news, no reports of injuries or serious damag

supporting josh shapiro in that moment.d piggybacking off of what everyone says, the fear of copycats, let's just put it there, because once you see something like this, that someone. >> got at least. >> that close, police, law enforcement. >> in every. >> state, looking at every governor's office, even looking at the white house and capitol hill, they are watching this because this sends a signal to those who are not stable emotionally or mentally. this is a time that the president of the united states needs to come out. it's not about party, it's about people. and this is a time when the president of united states, i was shocked that he did not use that time in the oval office when asked that question towards the end of that. press conference in the in the oval office to condemn that. well, as someone who was a subject. >> because i'm not shocked because he's a man with no empathy. >> i. >> have, i have. >> i have covered five presidents. i am shocked still. there's still something called humanity. >> we all have. >> that

it contributed to the decision not to elevate governor shapiro. so you can conclude, and subsequently, the campaign contributed, did its best to ingratiate itself to the protest movement. as late as six days before the election, the associated press reported that kamala harris attempted to, quote, validate protesters concerns to harness some of their manic energy. if this contingent is not welcome within the democratic party, a reasonable observer could be could forgive their confusion. it's welcome that democrats want to investigate this as a hate crime, but they also need to engage in some elementary political hygiene and tell the individuals who are engaged in this kind of behavior that their views, much less their conduct, are not welcome within the democratic firmament. >> i actually it was interesting we talked about this back then after tim walz was picked up on air, and josh shapiro, governor shapiro's position on israel, is to the left of several other people that were in the running to be vp andy beshear of kentucky, for example, to the

josh shapiro. stephen a. vs. gavin newsom.would say betting averages pretty favorable toward stephen a. >> steve: he is not a politician is he a sup sportscaster. he tried 11 times but finally, yesterday, the stars were aligned for the guy from northern ireland to finally win. here is rory. >> it feels incredible. you know, this is my 17th time here. i was starting to wonder if it would ever be my time. there was a lot of pent up emotion that came out on that 18th green. but, you know, a moment like that makes all the years and all the close calls worth it. >> steve: and they had to have a shootout. and there he is finally on the 18th hole again. and, will, when he gets down on his knees, he shakes like and is crying like anybody noe one i have ever seen in professional sports. >> will: he becomes the sixth golfer, steve, to win the grand slam, to win all the majors, and it took him a while it. took him a while it, took him forever to get to the masters and get the win at augusta, he almost choked it away. i mean, what did he

josh shapiro. cuando él y toda su familia se encontraban dentro.>> it's kind of .>> este tipo de violencia no está bien. se está volviendo demasiado común en nuestra sociedad. y no me importa si proviene de un bando o del otro, dijo el gobernador poco antes del siniestro shapiro compartió esta fotografía que mostraba su cena durante una celebración judía a la que además habían asistido otros invitados . horas después, esa sala quedó envuelta en llamas mientras el gobernador su esposa y sus cuatro hijos dormían en sus habitaciones . los policías estatales asignados a nuestro equipo nos despertaron y nos informaron que teníamos una emergencia y que debíamos irnos de inmediato . con shapiro , cody, ballmer, de 38 años y originario de harrisburg. esta acusado de incendio con agravantes , intento de asesinato y terrorismo . claramente tenía un plan. fue muy metódico en su enfoque, dijo la policía . afortunadamente, nadie resultó herido. pero el ataque dejó conmocionado al gobernador y a toda su familia . lori y yo estamos conmovidos por las oraciones, d

position on the war in gaza. >> yesterday, governor. >> shapiro, who is jewish, spoke. i think that's a question for the prosecutors to determine. they're going to determine motive. >> we're seeing. >> this kind. >> of rise in threats and. >> attacks all across the country. >> homeland security. >> has been warning about. >> it for years. yeah. >> it's real. i mean, this is sadly a real part. of our society. >> today. >> and it needs to be universally condemned, george. i don't care. if it's. >> coming from the left. >> from the right. >> i don't care if it's. >> coming from someone who you voted for. >> or someone who. >> you didn't. >> vote for, someone on your team. >> or someone on the. >> other team. back with us, catherine. >> rampell and. >> lucy caldwell. >> you know, obviously, it should be universally condemned. the governor is right. he's also right to defer to the prosecutors. he himself a former attorney general. so obviously, the president condemned it. right. let's take a listen to george stephanopoulos asking governor shapiro about donald trump. >> have

josh shapiro, who is jewish, posted on x, wishing everyone a happy passover. he's condemning political acts of violence. >> last night we experienced an attack on our family, but on the entire commonwealth of pennsylvania. this violence is becoming far too common in our society and i don't give a [bleep] if it is coming from one particular side or the other directed at one particular pearty or person, it is not okay and it has to stop. >> vice president j.d. vance responding to the fire saying, thanks be to god governor shapiro and his family were unharmed >> disgusting violence and i hope he is brought swift lebanese -- swiftly to justice. investigators found beer bottles filled with gasoline in the house and used molotov cocktails. balmer charged with aggravated arson, attempted murder and other charges. >> ainsley: i can't believe got over the fence and into the house. >> todd: especially nowadays, we need to secure the individuals. >> ainsley: carley had a story, guy kills his parents to make money somehow and he wanted to target and kill donald trump. >>

i know senator david mccormack from pennsylvania called governor shapiro. do when something like this happens. this type of violence, if we don't unite as americans against this type of violence, what is left that unites us as a country? yeah, it would have been a good thing to have done. howard: well, since we've been talking about anti-semitism, let me move on to another topic, and that is president trump going after, as you know, harvard university. and harvard fighting back, alone among the various elite schools and and colleges that the president has criticized. finish and the administration has frozen a little more than $2 billion in federal funding for harvard, another $7 billion at risk. would you say most of the media coverage is sympathetic to harvard? [laughter] >> oh -- howard: you find that amazing. >> overwhelmingly sympathetic to harvard, to penn, to any school that donald trump targets. look, it's sympathetic because it's opposite to what trump is doing, so they're opposite trump. and, two, many of those reporters went to these types of scho

all he has is a banquet hall to clean up. >> reporter: the caller branding shapiro a monster, but then appearing to give himself up. >> he will know where to find me. i'm not hiding and will confess to everything that i've done. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, abc's george stephanopoulos asked the governor whether this was a hate crime. >> i recognize when you're in these positions of power, there are people out there that want to do you harm. i try not to be captive to the fear, and i try not to worry or think about why people want to do that harm. >> reporter: linsey, that was the governor's first time back in that room. he told george how emotional he gets just thinking about it. the suspect's charged with terrorism, attempted murder. we'll see him back in court next week. linsey? >> linsey: aaron katersky for us, thank you. >>> tonight, federal authorities have arrested a college student for allegedly firebombing a tesla dealership while on spring break. the justice department has threatened to treat attacks on elon musk's company as domestic terrorism. here's abc's trevor

shapiro sharing this photo of his family's seder table on social media. a senior law enforcement official tells abc news authorities are investigating whether the arson could have been motivated by the governor's jewish faith. >> no one will deter me or my family or any pennsylvanian from celebrating their faith openly and proudly. >> you can see the broken out glass in these windows. one part of the home sustained significant damage. the governor and his family were in a different part of the official residence and escaped without injuries. mary, the suspect, was able to breach the fence here at the governor's mansion and make it inside the residence where he started the fire. tonight, he's facing several charges, including attempted murder, and the fbi is investigating whether this was a hate crime. mary. >> still, so many questions. aaron katersky with the late developments. aaron. thank you. now to the economy and the trump administration signaling yet another tariff reversal, saying those exemptions for smartphones and other electronics may only be t

the fire chief crediting a set of closed doors for protecting shapiro and his family. >> if that door wasn't closed, the fire would have spread and put the governor at even greater risk. >> reporter: according to court documents, 38-year-old cody balmer who admitted to harboring hatred toward shapiro, walked for an hour sunday morning from his home to the governor's residence. police say surveillance video showed balmer climbing over the outside fence wearing a black jacket, black boots with a small bag. a police affidavit saying balmer used a hammer to break multiple windows, throwing a molotov cocktail made from beer bottles into the governor's home. balmer then entering the residence through a broken window, deploying another device inside the dining room. that's when police say balmer kicked a door open to escape, climbing back over the fence and running away within minutes. >> imagine where the smoke staining is. fire licking out of those windows going, you know, 15, 20, 30 feet into the air. just a very angry fire. >> reporter: balmer turned himself in on sunday. investigators s

out to the shapiro family. on this.. >> you know. >> they got they got. >> to tone it down to, i mean, every. >> action josh shapiro. >> has. >> taken so far. >> against the president has either

obtained the disturbing 911 call about the arson attack targeting the home of pennsylvania governor josh shapiro. authorities say the suspect called 911 himself explaining why he did it. >>> tonight, federal authorities arresting a college student for allegedly firebombing a tesla dealership while on spring break. >>> tracking severe storms over the holiday weekend from texas to the great lakes. multiple tornados reported across the midwest. heavy rain, flash flooding, damaging winds, and large hail through easter. >>> new developments in the idaho college murders case. the judge delivers several key blows to bryan kohberger's defense, including specific testimony from one of the survivors. >>> the dramatic helicopter rescue. an injured hiker and a friend calling 911 from the mountain for help. >>> and the 4-year-old hockey fan on the jumbotron firing up the fans and cheering his team to a comeback win. >> good evening, nairngs for joining us. i'm lindsey davis in for david. new details about the man mistakenly deported to eliminate is salvador. >>> we begin with new reporting on the deadly mass

shapiro your final thoughts on this topic this morning?s, the cabinet is one of the most diverse that we have ever seen. and certainly i have personal friends who identify as all different kinds of identity categories have come to the administration. so the head of civil rights at the justice department is harvey dylan, of indian heritage. so there is a difference between fulfilling america's promise in treating everyone fairly, allowing everyone to have liberty and to be able to pursue their own version of happiness. there's a difference between that and under the guise of acting for celebratory quality by putting in a noxious policy that promotes the best of america. no human is perfect. no administration is going to be perfect. there could be things that could be better with how executive orders are done or implanted. that is sure. but the thrust of what the trump administration is doing with respect to responding to the crisis in higher education at a time when these institutions enjoy the lowest level of public confidence in history ,

and his family. >> our hearts go out to the shapiro family on this. but, you know, they got they got to tone it down to, i mean, every action josh shapiro has taken so far against the president has either been a lawsuit or a falsehood. and, you know, that that's not helpful either. >> what's your reaction to hearing that after seeing, you know, what happened to governor shapiro's residence? >> well, i mean, first, you can't compare the two things. and, well actions such as arson there's no comparison to actions in the, in the political sphere. and i presume that the congressman didn't intend to equate the two. >> district attorney francis chardo, it's great to have you. thank you for joining us. and please keep us updated as this investigation goes on. >> will do. thank you. >> and thank you all so much for joining us. appreciate it on this very busy night. cnn news night with abby phillip is up next.

shapiro, who is jewish, hosted this seder just hours before. nothing he could do could deter me from proudly and openly practicing my faith. and i continue to find strength in my faith as we go forward here. >> reporter: balmer is now behind bars facing charges, including terrorism, attempted murder and arson. he has not entered a plea. >> i just want to say -- >> reporter: the governor not calling what happened a hate crime, saying that's up to prosecutors. >> that this kind of violence has no place in our society, regardless of what motivates it. this is not how we resolve our differences. and this is not okay. >> reporter: the pennsylvania state police recovering balmer's smartphones and external hard drive and laptop using search warrants. along with swabs of his dna that investigators could use to try and tie him to the scene. >> when you're in a position like this, with the kind of profile i have in doing this work, you're mindful that there are people out there every day who, you do you harm. >> reporter: before ending his call with 911,

cody balmer to allegedly set. >> fire to. >> pennsylvania governor josh shapiro's home. multiple search warrants obtained by cnn. >> which were. >> filed by pennsylvania state police this. >> week, detail a previously. >> unreported 911. >> call made by ballmer himself. >> the morning of the fire. the warrants say ballmer told. 911 operators shapiro needs to know that he, quote. >> will. >> not take. >> part in his plans for what he wants to do to the palestinian people. ballmer also said, quote, he needs to stop having my friends killed and our people have been put through too much by that monster. before ballmer hung up, he said, quote, you all know. >> where. >> to. >> find me. i'm not. >> hiding. and i will confess everything that i have done. in an interview with cnn, dauphin county district attorney fran chardo called the comments disturbing and said. they demonstrated that shapiro's perceived views on the middle east and his jewish faith likely played some role in ballmer's motivation to carry out the attack. >> that was. a factor. i can't say it was the sole fact

shapiro says he and his family were sleeping at the time and were alerted to the fire by state police, who quickly evacuated them as firefighters battled those flames. let's get right to cnn's danny freeman, who has been following this story for us. danny, what are you learning? >> isabel. incredibly scary news out of pennsylvania's capital overnight. right now, the latest information that we know is essentially there is a manhunt for an arsonist or arsonist, because, as you noted, pennsylvania state police confirmed this morning that that fire that broke out overnight at the governor's mansion, the residence in harrisburg, they believe was intentionally set. so here's what we know at this particular time. according to governor shapiro and state police, the governor and his family were all at the governor's residence sleeping when they were woken up at around two in the morning by loud bangs on their door. that was first responders telling them that part of the residence was on fire and they had to get out. now their entire family was evacuated safely. the fire itself was put out quic

governor shapiro spoke with reporters just a few moments ago. you were there for that question and answer. what did he say? >> well, of course, governor shapiro was directly asked if he believed that this arson attack was based in hate, and he basically deferred the concept of motive to investigators and to prosecutors. >> but let me just say this. >> it's been quite a busy day so far, because. >> those search. >> warrants that you referenced in that i have right here and obtained earlier today, they really do paint a troubling picture that could point to that motive that we've all been searching for. the warrants were filed by pennsylvania state police earlier in the week. they basically say, as you noted, that bomber actually himself called 911 less than an hour after the fire was set at the governor's mansion behind me. he said that he confessed and also said that quote that you just referenced, saying that bomber quote, will not take part in shapiro's plans for what he wants to do with the palestinian people. bomber also reportedly told 911

we begin with an arrest in the alleged arson attack on the home of pennsylvania governor josh shapiro a attempted murder and arson charges. abc news learning that authorities are trying to determine if the governor's jewish faith was a possible motivation for the attack coming on the first night of passover. the governor and family were inside the home at the time. fire, but were able to escape the flames. shapiro a rising star in the democratic party under consideration for vice president in 2024 now viewed as a possible contender for the white house in 2028. just moments ago he called this a targeted attack. new details coming in tonight, abc's chief investigative report aaron katersky. >> reporter: tonight afternoon arrest after what police called an act of arson at pennsylvania governor josh shapiro's relationships dense where he and his family gathered to celebrate the first night of passover. the governor says he woke up to police banging on the door around 2:00 a.m. he and his family evacuating as firefighters raced to get the fire under control. >> we know that this attack was

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now, shapiro saying he.ured i will find a way to work even harder. >> that was nbc's shaquille brewster. with that report, we actually have a new booking photo of the suspect released there by the district attorney's office there that serves harrisburg, pa. we, of course, will have more updates for you as they develop, including any word from investigators on possible motive. turning to some of the other news this morning, confusion and uncertainty continues to swirl around president trump's trade war. days after some new tariff exemptions were announced. nbc news senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez brings us more. >> this morning. new confusion for american companies and consumers over president trump's tariffs. >> financially, our. >> country. >> is going to be stronger than it's ever been. >> after a weekend of back and forth over whether taxes for some electronics are going up on friday. exemptions for smartphones, computers and other tech components announced by u.s. customs and border prote

and governor shapiro is one of the the highest profile politicians in the country. arguably a leader in the democratic party. and so someone like this with this type of profile, you need to take everything very, very seriously. in this, environment that we're in, you know, we look at these things every day. we have a vast executive protection business with the highest level of corporate leaders and political leaders that we take care of every day. so we're looking at these things, but it's all about the intelligence. it really starts with a really good understanding of what the threats are. and passover does increase. any kind of a holiday like that increases the potential for for trouble. >> i'm curious to think what you think about the timing. not just that it happened right after passover, but also as they were asleep inside in the overnight hours. and secondly, if you think other governors, high profile politicians, should be looking at this and thinking about beefing up their own security. >> well, without a doubt as i said, with the things that are going on in

governor shapiro and his wife were inside the home during the attack but were safely evacuated. that if governor shapiro would have found him inside, if he would have found him inside the home, he would have beaten him with his hammer. the suspect was arraigned in pennsylvania just hours ago on charges including attempted murder and terrorism. now, as for governor shapiro, he spoke outside of the scorched residence just hours after the attack. >> this type. >> of violence is not okay. this kind of violence is becoming far too common in our society, and i don't give a damn if it's coming from one particular side or the other, directed at one particular party or another, or one particular person or another. it is not okay, and it has to stop. we have to be better than this. >> we have to be better than this. and as for president trump, he didn't say anything about it at the about the attack proactively until he was asked about it in the oval office earlier today. and here's what he had to say. >> the attacker was not a fan of trump. i understand just from what i read and from what

governor josh shapiro as the 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night.got work to. >> do tonight. >> good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle, and welcome to the midweek nightcap. it is day 73 of the second. trump administration. and everybody who said he's not going to do it. it's talk. it's positioning. you are wrong. all eyes right now are on the markets tomorrow morning to see how they will respond to donald trump's tariffs on the entire globe. futures for the dow, nasdaq and s&p absolutely cratered. after donald trump's big announcement, which was conveniently right after the market closed. it could completely upend the. economy here and in the united states and around the globe. my colleague gabe gutierrez has the details. >> just minutes after the day's market closed, president trump walking. >> into the rose garden. >> my fellow americans, this is liberation day. >> announcing a new 10% tariff on every american trading partner. >> but that's not all. >> china 67%. that's tariffs charged to the usa. so we're going to be charging a discounted

this happens to josh shapiro. i didn't hear enough people, as far as i'm concerned, speaking out against this. this to me was probably an act of hatred and a hate crime and anti-semitism related. we'll find out over time. but that's my best guess. the governor believes that's probably the case as well, considering it followed, you know, seder on saturday night. >> and remember what we saw a couple of years ago. sean, you covered it extensively. steve scalise, several other congressmen being shot at on a baseball field before the congressional baseball game that happened in northern virginia. and then we saw supreme court justices like brett kavanaugh, literally somebody was arrested for attempting to murder him while democrats were running protests, angry protests outside of his private residence. and all of this has just been tacitly like, well, this is all free speech. no, i don't think so. and watching that interview, by the way, if i could get it to the media side of this for a moment with taylor lorenz, i mea

shapiro and his family were gathered saturday evening with two dozen others. hours later, state troopers banging on the door to get everyone out. chief, had the door not been closed, could the fire have spread further and deeper inside the mapgnsion? >> if that door wasn't closed, the fire would have spread, and would have definitely put the governor at even greater risk. >> reporter: this is the part of the fence the suspect breached to make his way inside the resident, where he set the fire with a an end area device. investigators cut away this part of the fence so they could do dna testing. police say the suspect fled the scene and later turned himself in. authorities say the 38-year-old mechanic had a plan, walking for approximately one hour from his residence to the governor's residence, allegedly while harboring hatred towards governor shapiro. asked by police what he would have done if the governor found him inside, he allegedly replied, would have beaten him with his hammer. in the oval office, president trump on the incident today. >> the attacker was

democratic governor josh shapiro and his family were inside when sources say a suspect, a suspect, used a molotov cocktail to start a fire that did cause significant damage. >> the governor and his loved ones were quickly removed from where they were sleeping, and a suspect was arrested. he's facing several charges, including attempted murder. authorities announcing an arrest has been made after what they are calling an act of arson at the pennsylvania governor's mansion, the official residence where current governor josh shapiro lives with his family. police say the suspected arsonist, 38 year old cody balmert, now in custody facing numerous charges. >> we are preparing a criminal complaint to charge him. this is not a record yet, but the charges will include attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson and aggravated assault. >> the flames broke out early sunday morning. >> a large fire in the dining room on the first floor. they could see fire out the windows. >> the governor saying he was awakened by police banging on his door around 2 a.m. >> last night. we experienced an attack n

governor shapiro and his gream asleep. woken up by security detail banging on the door telling them they need to get out fast. the attack coming after the first night of passover. the jewish governor posting on x showing his dining table in the same room where that fire started. >> this kind of violence is becoming far too common in our society. and i don't give a damn if it's coming from one particular side or the other. directed at one particular party or another one particular person or not. this is not okay. and it has to stop. >> tonight, that suspect being held without bail. bret? >> bret: alexis, thank you. >> 21 million people all together but many of the people that came, a tremendous percentage of them were criminals and in some cases violent criminals. this was allowed by a man who-i what he did to our country is just unbelievable. so we are straightening it out. we are getting him out. >> president trump in the oval office today. let's bring in fox news chief political analyst brit hume. brit, good evening. we

police say balmer harbored hatred toward shapiro who's jewish. >> nothing he could do would deter me from doing my job as governor. nothing he could do would deter me from proudly and openly practicing my faith. >> balmer allegedly scaled a fence and threw molotov cocktails hours after shapiro celebrated the passover holiday with his family. >>> and "usa today" says a missing arizona toddler was found seven miles from his home by a rancher's dog. the 2-year-old boy wandered away monday. rescue crews searched for 16 hours before ranchers said his dog named buford spotted the boy on his property. during the overnight search, two mountain lions were spotted where the toddler traveled. he was in fairly good condition and buford has always been a natural babysitter. good boy. >>> next, caught on camera. for the first time ever, scientists capture an image of a transparent colossal squid alive in the deep sea. transparent colossal squid alive in the deep sea. ncer! here on my land, not theirs. give me cologuard®, or give me— excuse me. we can do that for you. what, no battle? nope. just a

i asked governor josh shapiro about what all of this moment means for democrats.me ask you about the special elections that took place yesterday, both in wisconsin and florida. what does that tell you about where the country is? >> well, you know, we had a little bit of experience on this a week prior in lancaster county, an overwhelmingly republican community. this is a district state senate district that donald trump won by. i think it was 15 or 16 points. now, two years earlier, i want it. but we had a special election where nobody gave the democrat a chance, other than me and some other folks working here on the ground. it was a district that was going to the polls as part of a referendum on donald trump and the chaos he's brought over the last 70, 75 days to pennsylvania and across the country. and guess what happened? voters went to the polls, and the underfunded democrat won in a district that donald trump just a few months ago, carried by 15 or 16 points, sending a clear message that the path we are on, the chaos donald trump is injecting in our lives ever

a man is charged with arson accused of setting fire to pennsylvania governor josh shapiro's mansion. what we're learning at this hour. >>> assassination plot. the fbi says a wisconsin teenager killed his parents so he could murder president trump. the shocking claims revealed in court documents. >>> and three, two, one, lift off. our gayle king gets ready to make history when she launches into space in just a few hours with an all-female crew. what she's looking forward to the most. >>> good morning, i'm michael george. this morning a suspect is under arrest after allegedly setting fire to pennsylvania governor josh shapiro's mansion. officials say the residence suffered significant damage. thankfully the democratic governor and his family are safe after he said authorities banged on their door early yesterday morning urging them to evacuate. jericka duncan reports. >> reporter: state police are caling it an act of aggravated arson and investigating it as an attempted homicide. investigators say 38-year-old cody baumer hopped a fence at the pennsylvania governor's mansion around 2:00

he admitted, to, quote, harboring hatred toward governor shapiro.de of his residence, to which he advised he would have beaten him with a hammer, end quote. governor shapiro, thankfully safe and sound, addressed the attack yesterday. >> this type of. violence is. >> not okay. this kind of violence is becoming. >> far too. >> common in our society, and i don't give a damn if it's coming from one particular side or the other directed at one particular party or another, or one particular person or another. it is not okay, and it has to stop. we have to be better than this. we celebrated our faith last night proudly and in a few hours we will celebrate our second seder of passover. again, proudly. no one will deter me or my family or any pennsylvanian from celebrating their faith openly and proudly. >> those comments, shedding light on the second focus today, political violence of all stripes and the factors contributing to the societal rot that got us to this moment in the first place. as for the current president, donald trump, here are his first comm

. >> look at josh shapiro and look at the states. is where you zoo he the leaders. >> harris: that is your state and upset when harris passed over the governor of pennsylvania. not, pennsylvania, you didn't pick the guy running the state. >> he ran the table on the swing states and won by 1.5%. >> harris: we have talked shapiro could have stopped some of that. >> in pennsylvania last week you are seeing the leadership in the democrat party of the people by the people. we won a state senate race. trump had won four months ago by 15 points. i'm telling you, when donald trump told elon musk use a scalpel, not a hatchet and musk fires 7,000 from the social security administration? >> harris: when you look at the polling more than a majority of -- more than half of people in the country agree still at this late stage 71 days in. it's early, less than 100. people are still looking at doge and understanding and supporting the president on this. >> i'm for doge. >> harris: josh shapiro. you won't like this question. there was a lot of heat p

josh, even though josh shapiro had the same positions on israel and the palestinian territories as many. but what made him different? that he was jewish. so when the far left extremists, people acting in the name of so-called palestinian liberation or human rights, which, by the way, attacking josh shapiro does nothing to alleviate the suffering in gaza, does nothing to advance the palestinian national interests. it's just out and out anti-semitism. >> and certainly the outrage that many of us have on gaza, you're right, is not served by that. and we must equally have the outrage on what happened october 7th. you can't have it both ways. and sometimes you have to get the extremes on both sides angry. but that's what it's all about making sure we stand for something, right? rabbi jonah dov posner, thank you for being with us. coming up, the trump administration says it's all about making america healthy again. but with earth day coming up, this week, is rolling back environmental protections meant to keep you safe, pose risks to public safe, pose risks to public health and safety. and th